Symphony No. 4 'The Inextinguishable'

Carl Nielsen

Jean Martinon / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

1966

The 'ideal way to get to know this work.' A 'very good, very present sound' and an 'electric reading.' It's 'very virtuosic, very exciting, beautifully played'.

Launy Grøndahl / Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra

1951 Mono, 'fairly decent' sound.

A historical alternative. While not as virtuosic as Martinon, it has an 'intensity and passion and commitment' that is worth checking out.